Polarized Sunglasses
Polarized lenses cut reflected glare from water, roads and glass. Some frames come in both polarized and non-polarized colours; the colour picker on each product says which is which.
Frames
Before you choose
Polarized, colour by colour.
Polarized lenses cut glare that bounces off water, wet roads and glass. Not every colour of every frame is polarized, so here's exactly which ones are.
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Polarized in every colour (12 frames)
Air, Aurelia, Backbone, Coco, Dune, Glow, Luma, Muse, Onyx, Sprint, Vanguard and Volt.
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Polarized in some colours
Arc and Contour in every colour except Purple; Flow and Lyra in Black only. The product page shows which colours are polarized.
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Polarized plus
Glow is also photochromic, Sprint is also mirrored, and Air, Arc, Aurelia, Backbone, Contour, Luma, Muse and Vanguard have polarized gradient colours.
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Not in this collection
Edge, Halo, Noir and Shift aren't polarized. Shift has photochromic lenses instead.
Side by side
Compare the frames.
Sizes in millimetres, from the same measurements as each product page.
Air
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Contour
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Backbone
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Vanguard
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Coco
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Luma
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Muse
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Glow
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Aurelia
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Onyx
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Lyra
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Arc
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Dune
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Volt
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Sprint
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Flow
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| Regular$99.00 3 colours | Regular$99.00 3 colours | Regular$99.00 3 colours | Regular$159.00 4 colours | Petite$99.00 4 colours | Regular$99.00 3 colours | Wide$129.00 2 colours | Wide$159.00 3 colours | Wide$129.00 2 colours | Regular$129.00 4 colours | Wide$129.00 4 colours | Wide$99.00 3 colours | Petite$79.00 4 colours | Wide$159.00 3 colours | Wide$238.00 3 colours | Wide$159.00 3 colours | |
| Size (mm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Lens width | 62 | 62 | 59 | 65 | 52 | 57 | 66 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 65 |
| Bridge | 12 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Temple | 145 | 150 | 148 | 147 | 147 | 146 | 136 | 145 | 142 | 147 | 147 | 145 | 148 | 147 | 130 | 147 |
| Lens height | 57 | 57 | 42 | 50 | 33 | 55 | 42 | 65 | 42 | 38 | 43 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 55 | 50 |
| Frame width | 143 | 140 | 140 | 141 | 123 | 134 | 148 | 145 | 148 | 133 | 144 | 147 | 129 | 145 | 155Widest | 145 |
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| Weight (g) | 28 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 20Lightest | 34 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 30 |
| Nose pads | Adjustable | Adjustable | Adjustable | Adjustable | Fixed | Adjustable | Adjustable | Adjustable | Adjustable | Adjustable | Adjustable | Adjustable | Fixed | Adjustable | Adjustable | Adjustable |
| Material | Aluminium-magnesium | Aluminium-magnesium | Aluminium-magnesium | Aluminium-magnesium | Acetate | Aluminium-magnesium | Aluminium-magnesium | Aluminium-magnesium | Aluminium-magnesium | Beta titanium | Acetate | Aluminium-magnesium | Acetate | Beta titanium | TR90 | Aluminium-magnesium |
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| Type | Gradient, solid | Gradient, solid | Gradient, solid | Gradient, solid | Solid | Gradient, solid | Gradient, solid | Photochromic | Gradient | Solid | Gradient, solid | Gradient, solid | Solid | Solid | Mirrored | Solid |
| Polarized | Every colour | Black and Gradient Grey Pink only | Every colour | Every colour | Every colour | Every colour | Every colour | Every colour | Every colour | Every colour | Black only | Black and Tea Colour only | Every colour | Every colour | Every colour | Black only |
Polarized Sunglasses
Questions, answered.
What do polarized lenses do?
They filter glare reflected off flat surfaces such as water, wet roads and car windows. They don't make a lens darker, and they're a separate feature from UV protection.
Is polarized the same as UV protection?
No. UV protection blocks ultraviolet light; polarization cuts reflected glare. A lens can have one without the other. Every BAPORSSA frame is UV400, polarized or not.
How can I tell if a pair is polarized?
Look at a phone screen and tilt your head: through a polarized lens the screen darkens at some angles.
Are polarized sunglasses good for driving?
In daylight they help, because they reduce glare off the road and other cars. Some phone and car screens can look darker through them at certain angles.
Why isn't every colour polarized?
A few colours use a different lens: Purple on Arc and Contour, Tea and Pink on Flow, and Gradient Peach, Silver and Bronze on Lyra. The product page says which colours are polarized.
One face. Lots of possibilities.
See how a shape looks on you, then compare the measurements with a pair you already love.
